Washing-machine



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H. HAS SENPFLUG.

WASHING MACHINE.

No. 328,938. Patented Oct. 27, 1885.

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- H. HASSENPFLUG.

WASHING MACHINE.

N0. 328,938.- Patented'0ot.2'7,-1885 UNITED STATES Y tries.

WASHlNG-MACI-HNE.

SPECIFICATION forming part: of Letters Patent No. 328,938, dated October 27, 1885.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY HASSENPFLUG, a resident of Huntingdon, in the county of Huntingdon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improved WashingMachine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a vertical central cross-section of my improved washing-machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the same, showing itconnected with the wringer. Fig. 3 is a top view of the same. Fig. at is a 1ongitudinal vertical section of the suds box. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal horizontal section of the same. Fig. 6 is aplan view of the trough.

This invention relates to certain improvements in washing machines, which will be hereinafter more fully pointed out.

In the drawings, the letter A represents the frame of my improved washing machine, which frame has the bearings a a for the gudgeons B of the washing-cylinder or suds-box G. This cylinder is made of corrugated metal, preferably zinc, as appears from the cross section, Fig. 1, while its ends may be made of wood, covered with zinc or not, as may be de sired. The entire body of the washer, even the corrugated periphery thereof, may be in closed in wood, if desired.

The ends b b of the cylinder 0 have upright grooves d on their inner sides, for the reception of one or more sliding bars, H, that can be moved more or less toward a fixed bottom bar, e, which is secured in the cylinder opposite the top opening, f, of the same. The bar .H can be set in the grooves d any desired distance from the bar 6, and is on its upper face, or on any other suitable side, provided with projecting pins 9, which may be plain pins, as in Figs. 1 and 4, or cross-shaped pins, as in Fig. 5. The object of the bar H is to serve for changing the clothes when the cylinder 0 is rotated, and for preventing them from forming into lumps, and protecting them from injury within the cylinder 0.

The cylinder 0 is also provided on the inner side, especially when it is made wholly of corrugated zinc, as in Fig. 1, with longitudinal braces h h. The mouth or opening f of the cylinder 0 is lined with wood, as shown at z, and receives a cover, D, which is held in place by'a latch, E, that is shown more fully in Fig. 3. This latch E is at j secured to a raised portion of the cover D, and has one end adapted to fit an eye, Z, that projects from the cylinder 0, while the other end is slotted to fit over an eye, m, through which a hook, at, that is pivoted to the latch E, can be passed. This makes a secure spring-lock for the washing-cylinder, and one which nevertheless admits of the latter being readily opened.

The gudgeons B B are rigidly attached to end plates, 0, which are fastened against the wooden ends 6 of the cylinder 0 by suitable screws, as shown in Fig. 2. The ends of these gudgeons are either squared to receive suitable cranks or have the cranks already on them, as shown in Fig. 3.

The corrugated metallic body of the cylinder 0, instead of being covered entirely with wood, as stated, may be embraced by metallic bands p, which Strengthen it, as in Fig. 3, and between these bands the corrugations on the outer side of the cylinder may befillled with solder or other suitable substance, to give durability to the same.

One of the gudgeons B is shown to be connected by a rod, q, with a rocking chair, F, which chair has a pin, 1', or hook for receiving the end of the rod q. In order to prevent any strain on the rod q and cause the rockingchair, when used, to properly move the gudgeon B, I have cut slots .9 in the rockers of the chair and fitted pins 25 through these slots. The pinstproject from the platform G, on which the chair is to rock, said platform G being removable, so that it can be put aside when the chair is not needed. The chair, while rocking, is guided by the pins 15, so that it cannot get out of place or strain the rod q, and when the chair is not used on the machine it is disconnected, and then the platform G is put aside, so as to get the pins tout of the way.

The cylinder 0, instead of beingturned by the rocking-chair, may also, if desired, be turned by a treadle, I, which connects with one of the cranks on the cylinder by a rod, u.

The operation of the washingmachine as such will be readily understood. After the garments and suds have been placed in the cylinder 0, and after the bar or bars H shall have been properly adjusted, the cover D is closed by the latch E, and the cylinder 0 is thereupon turned, so as to cause the garments 5 to be revolved in the suds and at the same time brought in contact with the corrugated washing-surface of the cylinder 0, after which the cover D is opened and the garments can be taken out.

When it is desired to wring the garments out of the washer, the cylinder 0 is fixed in the position in which it is represented in Fig. 2 by a pin, '0, which is passed through the frame A into the end of the cylinder. Said pin is also shown dotted in Fig. 3. Thereupon a trough, J, which is shown in plan view, Fig. 6, is secured in a notched ledge, L, of the frame A, so that the open end of the trough J will enter the mouth of the cylinder G, as shown-in Fig. 2. The wringer M is secured upon the frame A or ledge L directly above the upper closed end of the trough J. The garments that are passed out of the cylinder 0 are moved through the wringer and deposit- 2 5 ed in a suitable separate receptacle, while the water that is squeezed out of the garments by the wringer will flow back into. the cylinder.

I desire to add that the rocking-chair, instead of being guided by the pins t, may be guided by having its rockers placed in grooves 30 or slots of the flooring G. It is evident that whenever the rocking-chair is used the cylin inder G is not revolved, but oscillated. Rubber cushions may, if desired, be placed beneath the cover D, to prevent leakage or the 3 5 escape of steam from the cylinder.

1. The Washing-cylinder O, constructed with grooved end plates,b,and fixed lower bar, 6, in combination with the movable bar H, as specio fied.

2. The combination of the cylinder 0, which has grooved end plates, b,and corrugated body, with the internal fixed bars, 6 h h, and movable bar H, as specified.

HENRY HASSENPFLUG.

Witnessesi WM. P. ORBISON, R. A. ORBISON. 

